Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning) API Pricing
Alibaba · released 2026-03-02 · merges 2 reasoning-effort tiers
Benchmarks shown for the highest-scoring reasoning tier. Merged tiers: Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning), Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning).
Pricing
0.014¢ / 1K
0.020¢ / 1K
0.015¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.0128¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | 0.064¢ |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | 0.695¢ |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | 0.445¢ |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $3.83 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.135) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.20).
Benchmarks
#192 of 533
#116 of 197
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning) | 13.1 | $0.06 |
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | 12.9 | $0.095 |
| Granite 4.2 8B | 11.1 | $0.107 |
| GPT-5 nano (high) | 13.0 | $0.138 |
| Step 3.5 Flash | 16.6 | $0.15 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Apriel-v1.5-15B-Thinker | 13.8 | — |
| Mercury 2 | 13.8 | $0.375 |
| DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning) | 13.7 | $0.848 |
| Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning) | 13.7 | $0.151 |
| Nova 2.0 Omni (medium) | 13.6 | $0.85 |
| DeepSeek V3.1 (Reasoning) | 13.5 | $0.865 |
| Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker | 13.4 | — |
More from Alibaba
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.8 Max (0902) | 45.4 | $3.00 |
| Qwen3.8 Max | 40.2 | $3.00 |
| Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B | 39.9 | $3.00 |
| Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | 39.8 | $0.23 |
| Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) | 33.7 | $1.125 |
| Qwen3.7 Max | 29.5 | $3.75 |
| Qwen3.6 Max Preview | 28.4 | $2.925 |
| Qwen3.6 Plus | 27.0 | $1.125 |
Count tokens & estimate cost for Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning) See Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning) on the leaderboard
Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-09-22
FAQ
Who develops Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning)?
Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning) is developed by Alibaba, released 2026-03-02.
How much does Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning) cost per million tokens?
Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning) costs $0.135 per 1M input tokens and $0.20 per 1M output tokens ($0.151 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
How does Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning) rank on benchmarks?
Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning) scores 13.7 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #192 of 533 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning)?
Yes — Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning) scores similar intelligence (13.1) at $0.06/1M blended, versus $0.151/1M for Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning).
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning) comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-09-22.